Examining Identity in Sports Media

<div class=Section1><p>Including the work of top sports communication researchers <strong>Examining Identity in Sports Media </strong>explores identity issues including gender ethnicity nationality sexual orientation and (dis)ability as well as the intersections within these various identity issues. This co-edited twelve-chapter book investigates how various identity groups are framed treated affected and shaped by a ubiquitous sports media including television magazines film the Internet and newspapers. While other books may devote a chapter or section to issues of identity in sports media this book offers a complete examination of identity from cover to cover allowing identity variables to be both isolated and intermingled to capture how identity is negotiated within sports media platforms. Far more than a series of case studies this book surveys the current state of the field while providing insight on future directions for identity scholarship in sports communication. </p><p><strong>Examining Identity in Sports Media</strong> is ideal for undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Sports Communication Sports Media Media Criticism Sports Sociology Gender Communication and Identity Politics. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div>